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That makes sense.. I've read 50kV is the max for consumer CRTs, if 25W is a safe wattage: 25W = (50,000^2)V/R 25R = 2,500,000,000 R = 100,000,000 Is 100 megaohm resistors in series the safest option? Is there a risk of burning the first resistor? (sorry if this is a silly question) It's a...

No twitching when it was on, the only thing that made me nervous is that it felt like the power socket was a bit loose, I plugged it into the wall and was able to hear waves of high voltage if I pushed it a little too far in one direction or another. I'm more interested in repairing in to...

The title is a bit misleading, but I did travel 250 miles with a Macintosh! I picked up a Quadra and a ColorPlus display from Tim Colegrove (of The Byte Shop fame) in Boston and traveled back home to New Jersey. I took a bus from MA to NYC, hid the Quadra under my jacket, as my luggage policy...

That looks doable! Are the Classic and the Classic II pinouts the same? Also I'm assuming "snd" is sound? Do I just leave that pin alone? Does c-vid go to video?

Hi all, I found two Mac Classics in unknown condition. I'm unable to power them on but they appear to be in good condition internally. The contacts on the plug on the power supply have been painted over and I haven't been able to get the paint off yet, so I'm thinking that that may be the reason...